CVE-2013-1580
LOW severity · CVSS 2.9 · Improper input validation
2.9CVSS LOW
Summary
The dissect_cmstatus_tlv function in plugins/docsis/packet-cmstatus.c in the DOCSIS CM-STATUS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 uses an incorrect data type for a position variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorAdjacent
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.htmlAdvisory
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/plugins/docsis/packet-cmstatus.c?r1=47045&r2=47044&pathrev=47045
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47045
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8199
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15509